October 2, 2012

Hawksbill Peak — Shenandoah National Park

On Sept. 30, Cole and I hiked up to Hawksbill Peak, the highest point in Shenandoah National Park at 4,050 feet.	The trail we took led you straight up the mountain.	Hawksbill Mountain marks the border between Madison and Page counties.
The weather cooperated the whole hike, staying in the 70s and sunny.	At the summit, you can find balsam fir trees.	At the top, the National Park Service build a stone platform to lookout and view the scene.
Cole sits on rocks at the summit.	From the top, you can view the whole park, especially to the bottom where we have to walk back to.	I made it to the top, too!
On the rock platform, a compass pointed you north along with directing you toward other landmark you can see from the top.	On the way down, the trail was littered with smaller rocks that cascaded down the mountain.	Round trip, the hike lasted more than two hours.
Thistles grew along the overlooks.	From this overlook, you could reference Stonewall Jackson's marches.	After we returned, three hot air balloons hovered near our apartment.
We chased them down to get a picture.

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